February 17, 2011

Long, long ago, when I was creating home decor, hand painting furniture, and selling my wares locally, I discovered the talented Shelly Kennedy, proprietess of Drooz Studio.

Delighted with and intrigued by her creative journey she remained on my "artists to watch" radar...as fate would have it, and because it is, after all, a small world, our creative paths have crossed and connected and I am delighted to be in community with Shelly.

As a trendsetter with a unique and highly sought after style of work, some big and small have over the years have tried to "emulate" Shelly's Drooz Studio paintings. IN the spirit of copyright advocasy, Shelly founded be your ORIGINAL best and in Shelly's own words,

"Through my own personal experiences in the industry of “art for children” over the past 13 years I have learned that the system for maintaining & fighting copyright and intellectual property laws STINK! My mission with BE YOUR ORIGINAL BEST is to bring an awareness of “right" vs."wrong” , “inspired by" vs. "copied from” and I hope to turn many negative creativity-stealing scenarios, into a positive message to promote a copycat free artistic industry & creative community." - Shelly Kennedy, be your ORIGINAL best founder."

Check it out, and if you're a creator of original works become an advocate by joining the growing community at be your ORIGINAL best.

Thank you, Shelly, for developing be your ORIGINAL best, and for the opportunity to share our thoughts & experience with your community.

One of my very first pieces I ever created for print reproduction is this

I'd like to share it with both my community and Shelly's. Simply,

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(2) click on our sbscription button to the right entering your email address.

Once we receive your email address we'll send you a copy that you may print & frame for your desk or table top.

Sunny Citrus Colors

Color is the word and homes are being filled with a lot of color - bright & bold. Sunny citrus colors in bold hues bring a fresh twist to traditional cottage home decorating colors, which historically have been more muted and grayed down. I will always LOVE this color palette as is has been and as it evolves into as seen at the little cottage and as represented by Jeanne d'arc Living . . .

May I simply sigh and tell you

"I love you" and

"I will always love you"

"YOU will always be in my heart and of my heart

an authentic expression of my spirit."

But . . .

as time changes, so must we

bend and bow

Today, anything goes as we seek to imbue the balance of our personality into our homes creating our own safe haven, our sanctuaire.

The yang to the yin, the playful to the sophisticated. Have you tried experimenting with adding bright, fun colors to your home.

One of the home decorating do’s that most interior design experts tell their client is to always consider color psychology. That’s it, to believe that a particular color can really affect one’s mood, emotion and behavior. I believe it to be true, do you? Even Pablo Picasso one said that, color like features, follow the changes of the emotion.

February 15, 2011

I found this site yesterday and want to share with you today's post - go visit, say hello and find out more about these bright & happy notes.

What if we all showed a little bit of kindness each day, how do you think you'ld feel at the end of the day when you're ready to lay your head upon your pillow? How do you think the beneficiary of our kindness would feel?